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The infamous Alexa Billy Bass, a hack that combines Alexa with a fake flopping fish, inspired the skull version. ViennaMike posted instructions for doing your own version of the project using a three-axis talking skull robot (with moving eyes), powered speakers, Raspberry Pi, and AlexaPi software that turns the Raspberry Pi into an Alexa client.

ViennaMike named the bony abomination "Project Yorick" as a reference to the skull of a court jester in Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

ViennaMike demonstrates the unholy creation by asking about the weather. Even if you think you're prepared for what you will see, it's still supremely unsettling to watch and listen as Alexa's bland voice emanates from a bug-eyed skull. That weather forecast should have come out as "clear skies and sun with a chance of biting your face off while you sleep."